Court of Appeals of Alaska· 7/23/1999

Patterson v. State

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985 P.2d 1007
1999 Alas. App. LEXIS 62
1999 WL 521699

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holding that the right of privacy does not attach to matters already within the public domain
observing that the legislature, finding that sex offenders pose a high risk of re-offending after release from custody, enacted sex offender registration to promote public safety
observing that the legislature, finding that sex offenders pose a high risk of re-offending after release from custody, enacted sex offender registration to promote public safety
findings make clear that legislature viewed “recidivism of sex offenders [as] a problem,” and sought to address the problem through “the release of certain information”
findings make clear that legislature viewed “recidivism of sex offenders [as] a problem,” and sought to address the problem through “the release of certain information”
\The biographical information about a sex offender that the public can access under ASORA is information that is in large part already in the public domain.\

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Judges: Coats, Mannheimer, Stewart

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